Drone Menagerie
Drone Menagerie is an unrated combat site belonging to the Rogue Drones faction. It can be found via exploration as a cosmic anomaly in low-security and null-security systems across New Eden. As an ungated complex, the limitations as to which ships can complete this site are tied to the security rating of the system where the anomaly spawns (T2 Battleships for high-security systems, and up to Titans in low-security and null-security systems). This combat site has a chance to spawn a Sentient commander rogue drone, which drops drogue components and may drop faction drone modules and items.
Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Drone Menagerie in EVE Online?
The Drone Menagerie spawns in low-sec and null-sec. How you find it: combat anomaly (on-board scanner, no probing).
What spawns in the Drone Menagerie?
The Drone Menagerie has 6 waves and about 21 NPCs: 4 battlecruisers, 8 cruisers, 4 destroyers and 5 frigates.
What should I tank and shoot in the Drone Menagerie?
Rogue Drones deal Varies by site — low-tier lean EM/Thermal, high-tier lean Explosive/Kinetic damage and are weakest to EM / Thermal.
Does the Drone Menagerie escalate?
Completing the Drone Menagerie can escalate to Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10).
What does the Drone Menagerie drop?
Bounties plus a chance of a faction/commander spawn. No structured drop data banked yet — wave and loot detail is exactly what the verified-on-camera tier exists to fill.
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Ship restrictions
- Not recorded
Faction threat profile C Single-source / unverified
- EWAR used
- None
Faction-level profile, not site-specific. Tank their damage, shoot their weakness.
NPC roster C Single-source / unverified
Community-maintained wave list from the site's own wiki page — counts and triggers vary between spawns; treat as the shape, not gospel.
Initial spawn 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 0-2 | Drone Energy Neutralizing Sentry | Sentry |
| 0-2 | Drone Wall Sentry Gun | Sentry |
| 2 | Hunter / Devilfish Alvi | F |
| 3 | Destructor / Wrecker Alvum | C |
First spawn 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Shredder Alvior | D |
| 3 | Devastator / Annihilator Alvum | C |
Second spawn 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Predator / Shatter Alvior | D |
| 2-3 | Enforcer Alvatis | BC |
Third spawn 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devilfish Alvi | F |
| 2 | Desintegrator Alvum | C |
Fourth spawn 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Devilfish / Silverfish Alvi | F |
| 2-3 | Striker / Crippler Alvatis | BC |
Commander spawn 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | Sentient Defeater Alvatis Drops drone components, Elite Drone AI. May drop faction modules or Rogue Drone chips. | BC |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Bounties plus a chance of a faction/commander spawn. No structured drop data banked yet — wave and loot detail is exactly what the verified-on-camera tier exists to fill.
Go deeper
Drone Herd (Tier 7) Drone Surveillance (Tier 5) Drone Gathering (Tier 4)
Escalations
- Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10) — Chance to escalate to Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10) (DED 5/10) on FULL completion — community-estimated low single digits to ~8%, never published by CCP; see the Escalations & Expeditions page C Single-source / unverified
Sources
- EVE University wiki: Combat site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: NPC damage types C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: Drone Menagerie C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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